15 Best Web-Only Shows

You don't need to be in front of a TV to watch original programming. Check out these new programs, all made just for the Web.

Web shows are not new, dating back to 1995's "The Spot." Along the road to a full-video-capable-Internet, we met lonelygirl15 and Fred Figglehorn, went on the RocketBoom, and laughed and cried at Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog.

At least one Web show has transitioned to TV: Sanctuary, which began on the Web in 2007 with eight webisodes, is now on its way to a fourth season on SyFy. Fred, mentioned above, got a TV movie on Nickelodeon. In addition, there have even been several network TV shows that made webisodes as extras for their audience, including Homicide: Life on the Street, Scrubs, The Office, and Battlestar Galactica, to name a few.

The line has blurred a bit now, what with major TV networks gobbling up sites like Hulu in order to take some of their programs online almost immediately after they air. Does this mean we'll see less Web-only content? Is there room left for good, original, Web-only programming?

You better believe it! In fact, this might be the golden age for Web TV as the equipment is cheap enough for anyone to hone their skills. Today's Web shows are a mix of skilled amateurs and old-time professionals, all vying for an audience that's growing, while the old broadcast networks audience shrinks. And they're producing some widely entertaining content.

We've rounded up the 15 best Web shows. They range from reporting to action/ adventure to fan films to comedy, and all are definitely worth loading on your computer. Take that, TV shows.